42408 Zip Code (Dawson Springs, KY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 6,793
Zip code population in 2010: 6,737
Zip code population in 2000: 7,448

Houses and condos: 3,389
Renter-occupied apartments: 801
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 42408: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 128.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 53 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $782 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $412 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 42408:

• High school or higher: 82.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Unemployed: 7.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 42408:

• Never married: 19.2%
• Now married: 57.2%
• Separated: 4.2%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 11.9%

• 
• • 6,54097.1%White
  • 731.1%Two or more races
  • 620.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 320.5%Black
  • 200.3%Asian
  • 80.1%American Indian
  • 20.03%Some other race

Urban population: 2,583
Rural population: 4,209

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 42408, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,134 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,134
State:	$50,814

Salary/wage: $37,125 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$37,125
State:	$42,723

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.3% for AGIs below $25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,042 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,042
Kentucky:	$1,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,617 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,617
State:	$6,239

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,367 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,367
State:	+$11,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,529 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,529
State:	+$10,862

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,512 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

42408:	$9,512
Kentucky:	$14,296

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,733 (21% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,733
State:	$21,160

Here:	20.6% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,381 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,381
State:	$4,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,642 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

42408:	$5,642
State:	$8,496

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,267 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,267
State:	$2,273

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.4%

Here:	67%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 63.9% for AGIs below $25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 42408, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,431 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,431
State:	$41,540

Salary/wage: $30,353 (reported on 84.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,353
State:	$36,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.1% for AGIs below $10k, 71.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,681 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,681
Kentucky:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $952 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$952
State:	$3,453

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,506 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,506
State:	+$9,663

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,945 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,945
State:	+$9,233

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,674 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

42408:	$2,674
Kentucky:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,123 (23% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,123
State:	$17,474

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,524 (5% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,524
State:	$3,494

Here:	5.5% of AGI
State:	4.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,401 (reported on 70.2% of returns)

42408:	$3,401
State:	$6,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,701 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,701
State:	$1,723

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 63.7% for AGIs below $10k, 71.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 42453, 42445, 42441, 42215, 42442, 42410.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 424
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,462

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 104 (56 now married, 47 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,214 (734 now married, 472 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 42408 with a mortgage: 915 (3 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,198

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $769
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 42408 household income distribution in 2019

• 352Less than $10,000
• 185$10,000 to $14,999
• 236$15,000 to $19,999
• 198$20,000 to $24,999
• 163$25,000 to $29,999
• 133$30,000 to $34,999
• 165$35,000 to $39,999
• 257$40,000 to $44,999
• 72$45,000 to $49,999
• 218$50,000 to $59,999
• 228$60,000 to $74,999
• 329$75,000 to $99,999
• 136$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$125,000 to $149,999
• 46$150,000 to $199,999
• 60$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 42408

• 111Less than $10,000
• 42$10,000 to $14,999
• 64$15,000 to $19,999
• 79$20,000 to $24,999
• 98$25,000 to $29,999
• 75$30,000 to $34,999
• 52$35,000 to $39,999
• 152$40,000 to $49,999
• 164$50,000 to $59,999
• 150$60,000 to $69,999
• 75$70,000 to $79,999
• 119$80,000 to $89,999
• 68$90,000 to $99,999
• 74$100,000 to $124,999
• 149$125,000 to $149,999
• 97$150,000 to $174,999
• 58$175,000 to $199,999
• 102$200,000 to $249,999
• 75$250,000 to $299,999
• 40$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999
• 19$750,000 to $999,999
• 8$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 42408

• 32Less than $100
• 15$100 to $149
• 79$150 to $199
• 64$200 to $249
• 25$250 to $299
• 50$300 to $349
• 46$350 to $399
• 74$400 to $449
• 68$450 to $499
• 57$500 to $549
• 19$550 to $599
• 18$600 to $649
• 22$650 to $699
• 3$1,250 to $1,499
• 176No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $576.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $108,042.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,013
• Asian householders: $619,969
• Two or more races householders: $143,478

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $72,979 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,363 - $141,873

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $102,144

Here:	$102,144
State:	$202,714

Townhouses or other attached units: $260,791

Here:	$260,791
State:	$210,849

Mobile homes: $52,348

Here:	$52,348
State:	$65,175

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,251
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 109
• 3 or 4: 34
• 5 to 9: 123
• 10 to 19: 54
• Mobile homes: 775

Unemployment: 7.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 42408

• 91.4%2,076Drove a car alone
• 5.9%134Carpooled
• 0.8%19Walked
• 1.3%30Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 42408

• 58Less than 5 minutes
• 2075 to 9 minutes
• 30510 to 14 minutes
• 11615 to 19 minutes
• 27320 to 24 minutes
• 17925 to 29 minutes
• 46730 to 34 minutes
• 7735 to 39 minutes
• 8140 to 44 minutes
• 24745 to 59 minutes
• 14360 to 89 minutes
• 7290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,793

• Male householders: 1,396 (388 living alone), Female householders: 1,504 (611 living alone)

• 1,466 spouses (1,459 opposite-sex spouses), 74 unmarried partners, (74 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,739 children (1,560 natural, 55 adopted, 126 stepchildren), 257 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 6 foster children, 81 other relatives, 95 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 157 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 838 2-persons, 513 3-persons, 318 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 999 1-person, 51 2-persons

970 married couples with children.
353 single-parent households (84 men, 269 women).

99.1% of residents of 42408 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUCKHORN MATL HANDLING GROUP (350 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
  Alternative names: BUCKHORN CORP.

• MINE EQUIPMENT & MILL SUPPLY CO (370 MINE EQUIPMENT RD. in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: EXPLOSIVES
  

• PARKWAY MARKET (5715 CHARLESTON ROAD in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MCINTOSH ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• KY DOP PENNYRILE FOREST STATE PARK (20781 PENNYRILE LODGE ROAD in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES
  Organizations: KY DOP PENNYRILE FOREST ST PK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: KY DOP PENNYRILE FOREST ST PK, PENNYRILE STATE PARK

• A R LUMBER CO INC (760 FERGUSONTOWN RD in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

• ABT COAL COMPANY (HIGHWAY 813 in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

• CB UTLEY STORE (HWY 70 & 109 in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: C B UTLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCE (400 FEET WEST OF BRUSHY ROAD in CHARLESTON, KY)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  

• PANTRY CONVENIENCE STORE #344 (320 EAST ARCADIA STREET in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: THE PANTRY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• PENNYRILE STATE PARK RESORT (21505 BAINBRIDGE RD in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  

• CENTRAN CORPORATION (WEST BEULAH MINE in BEULAH, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

• LICK CREEK COAL COMPANY (KY HIGHWAY 109 in BEULAH, KY)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

• BIG HORN REBUILDERS INC (1001 HOSPITAL ROAD in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%

Population in 1990: 6,728. Population change in the 1990s: +720 (+10.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5,394
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 648
• South: 393
• West: 140

65% of the 42408 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

92% of the 42408 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MATHIS TREE SERVICE (5280 CHARLESTON RD in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY; small business)

  $10,000 with Army for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2004-08-20. Completion date: 2004-08-18.

• COMPUTER KNIGHTS, INC (118 W RAILROAD AVE in DAWSON SPRINGS, KY; small business) : $4,502 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $6,686 with Army for Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers. Signed on 2005-03-30. Completion date: 2005-04-08.
  -$2,184, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-11. Completion date: 2005-04-08.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2010.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2010.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 28. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 52 took place in 2015, and the least - 10 in 2005. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.5%), and Outside Fires (35.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 42408
• 19640.5%Structure Fires
• 17235.5%Outside Fires
• 6713.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 4910.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 42408, Kentucky

Most common first names in zip code 42408 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	120	71.6 years
William	104	75.3 years
Mary	72	78.0 years
John	55	75.3 years
Robert	38	71.3 years
Thomas	34	72.2 years
George	32	73.4 years
Charles	29	70.3 years
Ruby	22	79.5 years
Roy	21	70.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 42408 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	44	78.4 years
Menser	43	75.3 years
Sisk	37	75.4 years
Brown	35	79.3 years
Johnson	28	73.0 years
Parker	28	76.5 years
Jackson	28	74.9 years
Purdy	27	81.4 years
Jones	27	74.9 years
Franklin	27	73.5 years

Businesses in zip code 42408

• Dairy Queen: 1
• H&R Block: 1
• U-Haul: 1